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al·dose

 (ăl′dōs′, -dōz′)
n.
Any of a class of monosaccharide sugars containing an aldehyde group.

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aldose

(ˈældəʊs; -dəʊz)
n
(Elements & Compounds) a sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is a hemiacetal
[C20: from ald(ehyde) + -ose2]
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al•dose

(ˈæl doʊs)

n.
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its equivalent.
[1890–95; ald (ehyde) + -ose2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.aldose - a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal
aldohexose - a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group
monosaccharide, monosaccharose, simple sugar - a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates
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Pal, "Kinetic behaviour and relative reactivities of some aldoses, amino sugars, and methylated sugars towards platinum(IV) in alkaline medium," Carbohydrate Research, vol.
When aldoses are exposed to strong oxidizing agents, such as nitric acid, both the aldehyde carbon atom and the hydroxyl carbon are oxidized to carboxyl groups.
Amino group available in Cephradine reacted with the aldehydic group of sugars (aldoses) to yield Schiff bases.
and Basu S.N., 1979, "Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of some aldoses by Vanadium (V) in perchloric acid medium" Carbohydrate Research, 72, 139-149.
The oxidation of the primary alcohol group of aldoses of sugar derivatives in the tumor cells results the uronic acid production and leads to the formation of glucuronic acid lactone which is an esterified form of glucuronic acid.